Mitchell Tyler

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End America’s run as the premier techno-superpower may be over.

Gift article.. Quite arresting when the similarities are examined.

#science

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YouTube video by Alan55 South Park Mr. Garrison Tells Immigrants To Go Back Home

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I don't care so much about the other guy but RIP Chuck

There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem

The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

These are part of the emergency rations used to save displaced people facing starvation. This is a horrific and cruel waste.

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Study finds no evidence aluminum salts in vaccines are tied to higher risk of asthma, other childhood diseases A new large study from Denmark finds no evidence that aluminum salts used in vaccines are tied to a higher risk of childhood diseases.

A very big study from Denmark generates some reassuring findings about aluminum in childhood vaccines, finding no association between aluminum and development of a number of illnesses, including asthma. www.statnews.com/2025/07/14/a...

Where Have All The Planners Gone? Credit WHO #18,792 While we are thankfully now in an interpandemic period   there are plenty of obvious ( and not so obvious) zoonotic t...

AFD blog `Where Have All The Planners Gone?' #H5N1 #Pandemic #Preparedness afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/07/wher...

I remember a friend being seriously told by the administration that they should quit their job, move in with 5 other people, eat only ramen, and practice during all of their free time (music major).

So, shitty day!

I’m pissed, but mostly I’m just sad for the millions of people who will suffer because of what Republicans did today.

Many, if not most, are Trump voters. And most probably have no idea what this law will actually mean for them.

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it is just a difficult time to be a person in the world who also cares about others. a lot to fight for — for us, for our kids, for a country that takes care of its people — but it's also ok to be super bummed out by the insane power being wielded by the most spiteful ghouls.

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030.

Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.

Removed datasets: "Percent Positivity of Viral Detections Among Enrolled Children in the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN), Acute Respiratory Illnesses (ARI), 2017–Present" and "Pathogen Detections Among Enrolled Children in the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN), Acute Respiratory Illnesses (ARI), 12 Month Rolling Period"

Chart showing the deletion of data from the CDC's website over time, it starts with 1,488 items last year and currently stands at 1,398 items.

NEW: I just observed two interesting data deletions from the CDC's website. Both having to do with vaccine surveillance in children. There's nothing about these datasets that would have tripped any "gender" flags.

You can still download them from our site: www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.

NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.

“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”

The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.

Don’t ever forget.

DOJ coordinated with Texas AG to kill Texas Dream Act, Trump official says The official said the Justice Department was able to scrap a Texas law giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition "in six hours” by working with state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

A top Trump Justice Department official boasted at a private Republican gathering that the Trump administration was able to kill a Texas law that gave undocumented immigrants in-state tuition "in six hours" by coordinating with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Cambodia has confirmed its 9th and 10th human cases of H5N1 bird flu this year. 6 of these cases occurred in June alone. Sadly, 6 people have died in 2025. 🧪🧬🦠🔬🥼😷🐓💉

'Where's our money?' CDC grant funding is moving so slowly layoffs are happening The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell them why. Some are laying off staff.

The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell them why. Some are laying off staff.
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‘I’m Not Quite Sure How to Respond to This Presentation’ The discomfiting spectacle of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine-advisory committee

What could go wrong?

“Decisions were made based on feelings and preferences rather than evidence…That’s a dangerous way to make public-health policy.”

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This mother relies on SNAP to help feed her kids. Now, she's bracing for cuts Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money they'll receive or even if they'll still qualify for the program.

Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes, about what food they can buy, how much money they will receive, how to still be eligible for the program, and if they still qualify for benefits under the Trump administration.
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The members of RFK Jr.’s new vaccine committee have published little on vaccines Purge at immunization panel represents a major loss of expertise, as measured by scientific papers

An analysis comparing the number of scientific papers on vaccines published by recently fired #ACIP members to those published by the 8 people Sec. Kennedy chose to replace them shows a stark difference in depth of expertise in the field. www.science.org/content/arti...

Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’ Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy

Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

Concerns over conditions in U.S. immigration detention: 'We're hearing the word starving' ICE detentions surge while deportations lag. NPR found overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine after speaking to dozens of detainees, families, and lawyers over the past month.

ICE detentions surge while deportations lag. NPR found overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine after speaking to dozens of detainees, families, and lawyers over the past month.

3 out of those 4.. plus Kaya, Imperial, and Ultimate Spiderman Incursion.

Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...

@propublica.org is continuing to follow what has happened in the wake of the destruction of USAID. By Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

NEW: The US government has collected DNA samples from 133,000+ migrant children and teenagers and uploaded them into CODIS, a national criminal database originally built for convicted sex offenders and violent criminals, according to documents reviewed by WIRED.

S.E.C. Drops Lawsuit Against Binance, a Crypto Exchange The dismissal of charges against Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, is the Trump administration’s latest pullback in cryptocurrency enforcement.

The Trump administration's retreat on crypto enforcement continued on Thursday as the SEC announced that it was dismissing a lawsuit it filed two years ago against the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder.

TAPPER: I have a hard time thinking that if a D president held a dinner for investors in his cryptocurrency, you wouldn't be outraged

MIKE JOHNSON: Look, I don't know anything about the dinner. I was a little busy this past week, so I'm not going to comment on something I haven't even heard about

#OpenToWork: how laid-off US scientists are coping with shattered careers Unemployed researchers face some tough career choices as they flood the job market after the Trump administration’s cuts to science.

My latest @nature.com story shares the human stories behind the massive job loss and brain drain facing US science.

The quote I still can't get past: "We want to offer scientific asylum to our colleagues,” said Eric Berton, president of Aix-Marseille University in France.

Crippling tropical diseases threaten to surge after U.S. funding cuts Closing of programs that fought neglected diseases imperils drug donation and distribution efforts in 26 countries

Rubber hitting road: The elimination of US funding for programs that help countries fight neglected tropical diseases like lymphatic filariasis & river blindness is having & will have an enormous negative impact, @martinenserink.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...

Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine Label Narrowed After Political Officials Intervened The label that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine was slated to receive before political officials held up the approval was broader than was granted 16 May.

FDA was set to approve Novavax‘s COVID shot in April with a simple 12 and up indication. Political interference delayed the approval & resulted in a narrower indication.
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Blunt Rochester presses RFK Jr. on CDC acting director In a letter sent Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) demanded that health secretary Robert Kennedy clarify whether the CDC has an acting director.

Lisa Blunt Rochester, the senator who asked Sec. Kennedy last week who is running the #CDC, wants some answers. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/b...

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